Assistant Store Manager, HARIBO Retail Shop

Why work at HARIBO? The original and iconic Goldbears, created in 1922, have delighted kids and grown-ups for over 100 years! Our associates are our most valuable asset. At HARIBO of America we are committed to a comprehensive benefit program that helps our employee stay healthy, feel secure, and maintain a positive work life balance. We provide fully paid health insurance premiums and generous HSA contribution, 11 paid Holiday plus Paid Time Off/PTO, competitive 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and more.

Additionally, we offer community involvement opportunities and career growth opportunities.

We are the world's #1 gummi candy manufacturer. It's a great time to join HARIBO and help spread "Childlike Happiness" (one of our core values) to consumers at one of our first ever retail shops located in Wrentham Village Premium Outlets mall in Wrentham, Massachusetts.

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Assistant Store Manager – HARIBO Retail Shop will help ensure operational excellence at the store location while also providing training, coaching, leadership and mentoring to hourly store associates. This is a full-time role that reports directly the Store Manager. In addition to assistant manager duties related to operations, the Assistant Store Manager will also greet customers, ring up orders at the register, stock shelves, and all other duties aligned to ensure smooth operations and a memorable customer experience in our retail shop.

As a full-time, 40+ hours per week associate, you will be eligible for HARIBO’s phenomenal benefits package including insurance, paid time off, and bonuses. The ideal Assistant Store Manager candidate will have 5+ years of work experience within a retail store environment and prior Assistant Manager or Shift Manager level responsibilities. The ability to work 40+ hours per week on day, evening, and weekend shifts is required along with the ability to exhibit “Childlike Happiness” – one of HARIBO’s core values, and spread this “Childlike Happiness” to our HARIBO retail shop customers by creating a memorable experience for all shoppers.

Are you HARIBO?

• Assistant Manager duties including operations, inventory, stock management, stocking of shelves, unloading incoming orders, training, staff scheduling and ensuring adequate staff coverage, and customer service
• Open and/or close the store safely and properly
• Assist in training, coaching, and mentoring a team of retail shop associates
• Greeting customers, sampling activities – inside and outside of the store, ringing up orders, stocking shelves and backroom, cleaning, organizing, setting up displays
• Ensure all food hygiene processes are followed
• Handle customer complaints and resolve issues
• Other duties as required

• High School Diploma, GED, or HSED
• 5+ years of work experience in retail or hospitality roles
• Prior experience as a Manager, Assistant Manager, Shift Lead, or Supervisory role
• Ability to work 40+ hours per week with flexibility to meet the needs of the retail shop business – ability to work days (open and mid-days), evenings (close), weekdays, weekend shifts, and holidays
• Ability to work on-site, everyday, at assigned physical HARIBO shop/store location
• Frequently stand and/or walk for extended periods of time
• Occasionally move up to 40 lbs
• Occasionally bend, reach, climb (using a ladder)
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• This is a full-time, benefits eligible role
• This position is located on-site at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets in Wrentham, Massachusetts 02093

• Prior experience in an Assistant…